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DAY ONE RECAP

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sophomore Spenser Schmidt and senior Rockwell Tufty soared to Big Sky auto marks in the men's long jump and high jump, respectively, as the Portland State track & field teams concluded the UW Invitational Saturday at Dempsey Indoor.
 
Schmidt and Tufty's auto marks were part of a banner day for the Portland State men, as senior heptathlete Kevin Robinson also crushed his personal best in the heptathlon while scoring 4,684 points.
 
Schmidt finished the men's long jump with a mark of 23-06.00 (7.16m), beating his old indoor personal best in the event by over six inches and tying his outdoor PR. Schmidt's mark, which came on his second attempt of the day, also ranks him second in the Big Sky this season, as well as third all-time in the indoor long jump at Portland State.
 
Tufty, meanwhile, tied his personal best in the indoor high jump, as he cleared 6-08.75 (2.05m), tying the PR he originally set at the same meet last season. Tufty cleared the height on his first attempt at the distance, and took three attempts at what would have been a school record height of 6-10.75 (2.10m). Tufty didn't clear any of those attempts, however, but his mark Saturday still moves him into a tie for third in the Big Sky this season.
 
Robinson also moved into Big Sky contention in the heptathlon, as his score of 4,684 points ranks fourth in the conference this season. Robinson set heptathlon personal bests in all three events Saturday, giving him heptathlon PRs in six of the seven events over the two days.
 
Robinson started Saturday on a strong note, as he tied his overall personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with his finish in 8.53 seconds. That time earned Robinson 853 points, the most points Robinson has scored in any one event within the heptathlon while at Portland State. Robinson added to it with another personal best in the pole vault of 11-01.75 (3.40m), and then concluded the heptathlon with a nine-second PR in the 1,000 meters. Robinson finished the 1,000 meters in 2:51.40, well ahead of the 3:00.82 he ran while finishing the heptathlon at the Ed Jacoby Invitational two weekends ago.
 
All told, Robinson finished the heptathlon with 315 points more than he scored in his first heptathlon at the Ed Jacoby Invitational, while his score of 4,684 points also moved him up to seventh all-time in the event at Portland State.
 
Outside of those three, freshman Rachel Vinjamuri lowered her personal best in the 400 meters for the third straight week, finishing in 57.15 seconds. Junior Whitney Diggs also set a seasonal best in the 400 meters, as she placed right behind Vinjamuri at 57.21.
 
Additionally, freshman Jean-Luc Toku couldn't quite match the PR of 47-00.75 (14.34m) he set in the triple jump at the Bronco Invitational last week, but the young Portland State jumper still surpassed 14 meters in the event for the second straight week, finishing with a mark of 46-02.00 (14.07m) Saturday. Sophomore Ta'mara Richey also set a new seasonal best in the women's triple jump, finishing with a mark of 36-11.75 (11.27m).
 
The Vikings will now turn their attention to a rare indoor meet in Portland, as the University of Portland hosts the Portland Indoor Invitational Thursday at the House of Track in Northwest Portland. The Vikings will also return to Nampa, Idaho, for a third time this season later in the week, as they'll compete at the Jacksons/NB Indoor Invitational next Saturday.
 
Portland State Auto Marks
Women:
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.48 – Bronco Invitational (1/23/16)
ChaQuinn Cook – Triple Jump – 38-00.25 (11.59m) – Bronco Invitational (1/23/16)
 
Men:
Sheldon Prince – 400m – 48.84 – UW Indoor Preview (1/16/16)
Spenser Schmidt – Long Jump – 23-06.00 (7.16m) – UW Invitational (1/30/16)
Jean-Luc Toku – Triple Jump – 47-00.75 (14.34m)
Rockwell Tufty – High Jump – 6-08.75 (2.05m) – UW Invitational (1/30/16)
 
UW Invitational
Dempsey Indoor
Seattle, Wash.
Jan. 29-30, 2016
 
Women's Results:
60m (Prelims): 20. Genna Settle, 7.85. 200m: 9. Genna Settle, 25.04; 21. Whitney Diggs, 25.44; 22. Rachel Vinjamuri, 25.59. 400m: 12. Rachel Vinjamuri, 57.15; 13. Whitney Diggs, 57.21. 60m Hurdles (Prelims): 20. Akayla Anderson, 9.17. Long Jump: 10. Brandi Williams, 17-09.75 (5.43m). Triple Jump: 16. Ta'mara Richey, 36-11.75 (11.27m).
 
Men's Results:
200m: 27. Spenser Schmidt, 22.76; 33. Mitchell Gable, 22.97. 400m: 15. Mitchell Gable, 49.44. High Jump: T-3. Rockwell Tufty, 6-08.75 (2.05m). Long Jump: 5. Spenser Schmidt, 23-06.00 (7.16m). Triple Jump: 5. Jean-Luc Toku, 46-02.00 (14.07m). Heptathlon: 15. Kevin Robinson, 4,684 points (60m: 18. 7.46, 726 points; Long Jump: 11. 21-00.50 (6.41m), 677 points; Shot Put: 19. 32-00.25 (9.76m), 471 points; High Jump: T-6. 6-04.25 (1.94m), 749 points; 60m Hurdles: 8. 8.53, 853 points; Pole Vault: 17. 11-01.75 (3.40m), 457 points; 1,000m: 16. 2:51.40, 751 points)